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Murderers in Mausoleums: Riding the Back Roads of Empire Between Moscow and Beijing
by Jeffrey Tayler
Murderers in Mausoleums (9/1/2008)
Jeffrey Tayler takes a trip, a very educational trip.
One that introduces us to the lives and beliefs of a
group of people , who for the most part, are
unknown to Westerners.Tayler, through skillful
questioning and experienced observation, makes us a partner on this journey.more
Seven for a Secret: A John the Eunuch Mystery
by Mary and Eric Mayer Reed
Sven For A Secret (2/4/2008)
Through the investigation of the Lord Chamberlain, we are transported into Constantinople, 6th century CE. We experience the life of the privileged and the deprived, we roam the streets and alleys of Constantinople and are introduced to life under a dictator.

The storymore
Desert Cut: A Lena Jones Mystery
by Betty Webb
Desert Cut (12/26/2007)
The sixth of Lena Jones mysteries deals with another important social problem. Ms. Webb cleverly uses Lena Jones to bring the readers attention to this social atrocity.I found Lena Jones to be one of the politest P.I.'s I have ever met. Her distaste for the
problem presentedmore
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